Eric Williams

Eric Eustace Williams (25 September 1911-29 March 1981) was Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 31 August 1962 to 29 March 1981, preceding George Chambers. He was a member of the People's National Movement.

Biography
Eric Eustace Williams was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in 1911. Educated in Trinidad and Oxford, he was appointed associate professor at Howard University in the United States in 1939. Returning to Trinidad, he founded the People's National Movement in 1955, at the head of which he won every subsequent general election. As a moderate socialist, he emphasized the need for education and social welfare. At the same time, he attracted foreign capital through tax incentives, though this was also helped by the country's considerable oil industry. He died in office in 1981.